Astros’ starter Dave Mlicki gives up homers on three consecutive pitches to Fred McGriff, Rondell White, and Todd Hundley. The back-to-back-to-back homers, which come in the first inning with two outs, enable the Cubs to beat Houston at Wrigley Field, 6-2.

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Astros’ starter Dave Mlicki gives up homers on three consecutive pitches to Fred McGriff, Rondell White, and Todd Hundley. The back-to-back-to-back homers, which come in the first inning with two outs, enable the Cubs to beat Houston at Wrigley Field, 6-2.

Mariners’ outfielder Ichiro Suzuki gets his 234th hit of the season, breaking ‘Shoeless’ Joe Jackson’s 1911 rookie record for the most hits in a season. The historic hit also ties the 1985 major league mark for singles in a season, established by Wade Boggs with 187, playing with the Red Sox.

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Mariners’ outfielder Ichiro Suzuki gets his 234th hit of the season, breaking ‘Shoeless’ Joe Jackson’s 1911 rookie record for the most hits in a season. The historic hit also ties the 1985 major league mark for singles in a season, established by Wade Boggs with 187, playing with the Red Sox.

Miguel Tejada’s seventh inning grand slam makes him the 15th player in A’s history to hit for the cycle. The slugging shortstop had tripled in the first inning, singled in the third and doubled in the sixth.

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Miguel Tejada’s seventh inning grand slam makes him the 15th player in A’s history to hit for the cycle. The slugging shortstop had tripled in the first inning, singled in the third and doubled in the sixth.

In the first home game at Wrigley since the terrorist attacks on America, Sammy Sosa, after hitting his 59th home run of the season, pulls out a small American flag and waves it as he circles the bases. After scoring and making a curtain call from the dugout, the Cub slugger continues to wave Old Glory.

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In the first home game at Wrigley since the terrorist attacks on America, Sammy Sosa, after hitting his 59th home run of the season, pulls out a small American flag and waves it as he circles the bases. After scoring and making a curtain call from the dugout, the Cub slugger continues to wave Old Glory.

Ranger infielder Alex Rodriguez becomes the 20th player and first shortstop in major league history to hit 50 home runs season. The milestone blast is given up by Angel hurler Ismael Valdes in the first inning in at Edison Field in an 11-2 Texas win.

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Ranger infielder Alex Rodriguez becomes the 20th player and first shortstop in major league history to hit 50 home runs season. The milestone blast is given up by Angel hurler Ismael Valdes in the first inning in at Edison Field in an 11-2 Texas win.

Angels infielder David Eckstein breaks Frank Robinson’s rookie record for getting hit by a pitch. The Halos’ shortstop is struck by Rangers hurler Aaron Mayette’s fifth inning pitch, making it the 21st time he has been plunked this season.

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Angels infielder David Eckstein breaks Frank Robinson’s rookie record for getting hit by a pitch. The Halos’ shortstop is struck by Rangers hurler Aaron Mayette’s fifth inning pitch, making it the 21st time he has been plunked this season.

On a night he hits his 68th round-tripper of the season in quest of Mark McGwire’s single-season home run record, Barry Bonds is walked for the 163rd time, breaking ‘Big Mac’s’ 1998 National League record for bases on balls. The major league record is 170 walks held by Babe Ruth.

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On a night he hits his 68th round-tripper of the season in quest of Mark McGwire’s single-season home run record, Barry Bonds is walked for the 163rd time, breaking ‘Big Mac’s’ 1998 National League record for bases on balls. The major league record is 170 walks held by Babe Ruth.

2001 – While the division-leading Braves, behind Greg Maddux, are succumbing quietly to 4th-place Florida, the red hot Mets, led by super sub Desi Relaford and Mike Piazza, abuse Expo pitching for 10 runs in the final four frames, erasing an early 6 – 0 deficit. The 12- 6 triumph is New York’s 18th in 21 tries and their 25th out of 31. Having started that stretch at 13 1/2 games out, New York has now pulled to within three games of first place. This leaves nine games just before NY’s final face-off against Atlanta. In tonight’s game, Piazza’s pinch-hit, bases-clearing, 9th-inning exclamation point notwithstanding, it’s Relaford who provides the game’s biggest hit as, one inning earlier, with one out, one on and the Mets down by one, the diminutive Desi makes like Mike, turning around a 2-and-2 Scott Strickland fastball and depositing it in Olympic Stadium’s right field seats, just beyond the Avis ad.

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2001 – While the division-leading Braves, behind Greg Maddux, are succumbing quietly to 4th-place Florida, the red hot Mets, led by super sub Desi Relaford and Mike Piazza, abuse Expo pitching for 10 runs in the final four frames, erasing an early 6 – 0 deficit. The 12- 6 triumph is New York’s 18th in 21 tries and their 25th out of 31. Having started that stretch at 13 1/2 games out, New York has now pulled to within three games of first place. This leaves nine games just before NY’s final face-off against Atlanta. In tonight’s game, Piazza’s pinch-hit, bases-clearing, 9th-inning exclamation point notwithstanding, it’s Relaford who provides the game’s biggest hit as, one inning earlier, with one out, one on and the Mets down by one, the diminutive Desi makes like Mike, turning around a 2-and-2 Scott Strickland fastball and depositing it in Olympic Stadium’s right field seats, just beyond the Avis ad.

Philadelphia’s Randy Wolf hurls a one-hitter against the Reds, defeating Cincinnati by a score of 8 – 0. The Reds’ only hit is Raul Gonzalez’s first major league hit in the opening inning.

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Philadelphia’s Randy Wolf hurls a one-hitter against the Reds, defeating Cincinnati by a score of 8 – 0. The Reds’ only hit is Raul Gonzalez’s first major league hit in the opening inning.

The Pirates rout the Cubs, 13 – 1. Craig Wilson, after getting hits in each of the final three innings of Pittsburgh’s last game, gets hits in each of the first three innings against Chicago, giving him hits in six consecutive innings, against six different pitchers, a major league mark. Cubs pitchers fan 10 Pirates, giving them 1,250 Ks for the year for a new major league mark as well.

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The Pirates rout the Cubs, 13 – 1. Craig Wilson, after getting hits in each of the final three innings of Pittsburgh’s last game, gets hits in each of the first three innings against Chicago, giving him hits in six consecutive innings, against six different pitchers, a major league mark. Cubs pitchers fan 10 Pirates, giving them 1,250 Ks for the year for a new major league mark as well.